LAYERING GRAPES. 



Some varieties, like the Delaware, do not grow readily 

 from cuttings when planted in the open ground. If you 

 have a grape vine, say three years old, in spring, just as 

 the buds begin to swell, lay down upon the ground such 

 vines as start from nearest the crown or ground. Mark 

 the space ; then dig it away about six inches deep, in 

 the form of a long, narrow trench. Stretch and peg 

 down (/,) the vine as shown in the accompanying sketch. 

 As soon as the buds have grown about eight inches, 

 a slight clipping with the knife directly underneath the 

 bud, (a,) and fill up the trench with a good soil, fastening 

 the extreme end with the peg at (.) In the autumn 

 each bud or new plant will be found with roots, as at (d.) 

 When one single strong plant only is wanted to be ob- 

 tained by layering, bend a strong shoot and cut away the 

 end bud?, back to one good strong bud, and let this alone 

 grow. 



